Lawyer, businessman, stamp dealer - Paul Strauss

The address book of the city of Munich from 1920 contains the following entry: Rosenthal 2 - u.a. - Strauss Ernst, Getreide- und Futterbedarf  ( business).  Paul Strauss was born on May 13, 1883 in Munich. His parents were the merchant Ernst Emanuel Strauss (trading in grain and fodder) and Klara Strauss, née Langermann. Paul Strauss had three siblings - Leo Karl Strauss, born on June 11, 1885 in Munich, - Nathalie, born on August 16, 1890 in Munich and Thea, born on October 9, 1898 in Munich. After attending grammar school in Munich, Paul Strauss studied law at the University of Munich and graduated in 1907 with the state examination in law. From July 20, 1933, he was registered at Viktualienmarkt 8 with a wholesale and retail business selling stamps to order. This business existed until April 19, 1937. From March 24, 1937 to May 18, 1939, he lived in Merano at Via Piave 9. From May 19-20, 1939, he was imprisoned in the Innsbruck police prison. According to one of his nieces, a daughter of Leo Strauss, the trail of her uncle Paul  ends on December 31, 1941 in the Jasenovac concentration camp in Croatia.